Vibration and shock isolator



May 18, 1954 N. H. ROY 2,678,796

VIBRATION AND sHocK IsoLA'roR 2 Sheeps-Sheet 1 Filed April 30, 1952 May 18, 1954 N. H. ROY 2,678,796

VIBRATION AND sHocK IsoLAToR Filed April 30, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @y QW A i@ "F MAL761 ATTORNEYS Patented May 18, 1954 STATES ATENT OFFICE VIBRATION AND SHOCK ISOLATOR Nereus H. Roy,

Waugh Equipment Company,

Claims.

r)This invention relates to yielding mounts to be interposed between an object and a fixed support, such a mount carrying the weight of the object and isolating vibration and absorbing shock. More particularly, the invention is concerned with a novel mount especially suitable for supporting objects, which require unusually good protection against low amplitude Vibration in one direction and heavy shocks in all directions, such objects frequently being of relatively light weight. The new mount may be advantageously employed in marine installations for supporting such objects as switchboards, instrument panels, etc., and forms of the new mount suitable for Such application will, accordingly, be illustrated and described in detail for purposes of explanation.

On shipboard and especially on naval vessels, it is important that switchboard and similar structures be supported on mountings which are capable of isolating the structures from the vibration of the engines and such mountings should also be capable of protecting the structures against high intensity shocks resulting from explosions, direct hits, and near misses. In addition, the mounting should be of such construction that those parts of the mounting, which isolate vibration, are fully protected against damage by shock.

The present invention is directed to the provsion of a mounting meeting the requirements stated and the new mount is of simple construction, is easily installed, and functions for indefinite periods without requiring attention or adjustment. The new mount comprises a casing adapted to be secured rigidly to the support and a member extending longitudinally of the casing and projecting out of the casing through one end, the projecting end of the member being adapted to be secured rigidly to the object. The member is movable both endwise and laterally and endwise vibrational movement of the member is resisted by vibration-isolating means engaging an abutment on the member and supported by a part of the casing. A shock-absorbing unit encircles the member within the casing and acts through an abutment on the member, after an initial travel of the member against the resistance of the vibration-isolating means, to resist further movement of the member in that direction. The shock-absorbing unit is seated on the end of the casing, through which the member projects, and, when it is functioning, the vibration-isolating means is inoperative and no forces are transmitted through it. A second Glenbrook, Conn., assignor to New York, N. Y.,

2 shock-absorbing unit within the casing resists lateral movement of the member and both units preferably include rubber springs, while the resilient element of the vibration-isolating means is preferably a metallic spring.

The new mount is similar to that shown in my copending application, Ser. No. 262,306 filed December 18, 1951, but differs therefrom in respects which will be pointed out later.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be fmade to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view of one form of the new mount;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the mount of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View of a second form of the new mount;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a third form of the new mount; and

Fig. is a View, partly in vertical section and partly in elevation, of an installation, in which two of the mounts of the form shown in Fig. 1 are used to support anobject;

The new mount in the form shown in Figs. 1 3, inclusive, comprises a casing I0, which includes a lower cup II having a flat bottom with a central opening I2 and'a peripheral flange I3 extending laterally at its upper end. The housing also includes an upper casing I4 similar to cup I I, but somewhat longer and having a flat upper end with a central opening I5 and a peripheral flange I6 extending laterally at its lower end. The cups are of the same diameter, and they are assembled with their concavities facing each other and their anges in alignment. A fiat ring I1 is disposed between the flanges I3, I6 of the cups, and its central opening IB is in alignment with the openings I2, I5 in the cups. Ring il is of the same outer diameter as the flanges, and a flat ring I9 of the same outer diameter as ring Il is mounted on top of ring I1 and between it and ange I6. The inner diameter of ring i9 is substantially greater than that of the aligned openings through the cups and ring il. r:the assembly of the cups and rings is secured together by bolts 20 extending through aligned openings in the flanges' of the cups and in the rings.

A rod 2I extends through the openings I2, I5 in the cups, the central opening I8 in ring Il,

and the ring I9, and the lower end of the rod below the bottom of cup is shouldered and encircled by a collar` 22 engaging the shoulder and of less diameter than opening I2. At its upper end, the rod is also shouldered and encircled by a washer 23 of less diameter than opening and held against the shoulder by a nut 24 threaded on the Iend'25 of the rod. The lower end of the rod is to .be connected .to the object to be supported, and the connection is made by an arm 26 having an opening through which the rod extends, the arm being held against Collar 22 by a nut 2 threaded on the lower end 28 of the rod.

The lower cup supports a Ashock-absorbing unit 29, which encircles rod 2| and is made up of a plurality of rubber springs .each consisting of a flat metal ring 30 having rubber rings 3| applied to opposite faces thereof and con.- neoted together' through openings in the metal ring. Adjacent rubber springs are separated by a nat metal .divider ring 32. The shock-absorbing unit shown is made up of four rubber springs and the unit .extends through the openings in rings il and i9. The lower end of the unit engages the lupper surface of a flat follower ring 33, which encircles rod 2| and rests on the inner side .of the lower end of cup il. The follower is engageable by collar` 22 von the rod, when the rod moves upwardly a sufficient distance.

A hat follower ring 34 rests upon the top rubber spring of unit 29 and a pair of dished metallic disks ,mounted with vtheir concavities opposed and of the type known as Belleville springs, encircle the rod and rest on top of follower 34.

The lower cup contains a Second shock-absorbing unit 35, which has the form of a rubber sleeve lying within .the Ycup against the inner cylindrical surface thereof and extending from the bottom of 1the `cup Ato engage the lower surface of disk Il. The sleeve has an inner diameter somewhat greater than the outer diameter of follower 3,3, but is engageable with the follower, when the latter is moved laterally with rod 2|.

rlhe upper c up I4 contains vibration-isolating means 3l including a ,coil spring 38, which encircles rod 2| and the upper end of the shockabsorbllg .unit A29 and is seated at its lower end on .top of ring Il within ring I9, the latter ring serving to center the lower end of the spring. The spring extends upyilardly v above the top Yof the spring disks 35 and, at its upper end, supports a flanged follower disk 39, which is held by Vthe spring in `contact with the inner surface of Washer '23.

In use, the mount is .attached to a rigid support 49 by having its lower cup inserted through an opening 4| through the support, and the mount is then secured to the support by bolts 42, which pass through aligned openings in the support, the cup flanges i3, |6 and the rings Il and i 9. The object is Vthen connected by arm 2S to rod 2 1, and the weight o f the object is thus normally taken by spring 38 of the vibra.- tion-isolating means. The collar 22 forms a lower abutment on rod r 2 and the washer `23,

39 form an upper ,abutnut 24, and follower disk nient on the rod.

In the normal operation of the mount, vibration of the support is isolated by the alternate compression and expansion of the coil spring 38, and the mount is s o constructed that the travel of follower 3 9 between its normal position shown and the position in which it engages the top of the upper spring disk 35, is greater' than the amplitude of the vibration, to which the object is normally subjected. In the event that the support is subjected to a heavy shock, which causes the member 2| to move down against the resistance of spring 38, follower `39 rst engages .and flattens spring disks S5, and thereafter the shock-.absorbing unit 29 resists further downward movement of the rod and follower 39. The flattening of disks 35 occurs before the Ycoil spring 38 has gone solid, so that, when shock-absorbing unit 29 is functioning, the vibration-isolating means is out of action. the 4shook is in the direction with the support moving downwardly, abutment 22 on the rod engages the lower follower 33, and the shock-absorbing unit 29 moves upwardly until, in ,an extreme oase, the upper spring disk 35 engages the upper follower' 39. The follower 39 then moves up into contact with the top of cup |4, and, thereafter, the shock is absorbed first by spring disks 35 and later by unit 29.

The modified form of the new mount shown in Figs. 4 and 5 .comprises an upper cup 43 having peripheral flanges .44 resting upon a flat ring .45. The mount also includes a lower cup 45 having a flange 4J engaging the lower surface of ring 45, and the cups and ring are secured together .by bolts 48 passing through openings in the flanges and ring. ,ln securing the mount to support 4.9, -an opening 50 is formed yin the support, Athe lower cup is passed through the opening, and the mount is then attached to the support cby bolts 5| passing through aligned openings Ain the support and the flanges and ring. The object to be supported is connected by an arm 5:2 to a `rod 53, which passes through aligned openings 54 and 55 in the lower end of .cup .46 and ring 45, respectively. The lower end of the rod is of reduced diameter to form a vshoulder engaged by va collar 56 serving als a lower abutment yand the rod extends through the collar and then through an opening in arm 5,2, and is held in place by a nut 57 threaded on the lower end 5 8 of 4the rod. A shock-absorbing unit 59, made up of rubber springs 60, separated by divider plates ,6|, rests on a lower follower d2 which encircles rod 53 and is seated on the lower end of .cup 46. The shock-absorbing ,unit .extends upwardly through ring 45 and into the upper cup ,43. At its upper end, the unit carries an upper follower 63.

At its upper end, the rod v53 carries a Acupshaped follower 5 4, which is held against the shoulder 4on the rodby ,a ,nut l5 threaded on ,the upper ,end 6 6 of the rod. A hanged follower 61 encireles the IQdJld rests O n the top of follower 6 3. A coil .Spring .G8 Abears against followers 64 and 67 and, .with them, forms a vibration-isolatine unit- Dished `.Spring Washers 69 may be mounted on rod ,5,3 .between followers 64 and U, if desired. FOLIOWSXS 64 and .ST and ,the spring washers 69, when used, act as an upper abutment on rod 53,

The mount includes a .unit l0 for absorbing horizontal ,components .of shock, ,the unit consisting of a rubber'sleeve mounted within cup d6 .and extending from .the lower `end ,thereof to the undersurface of ring 45. I n vthe construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5, ,the yibration-isolating means is supported by the shock-absorbing unit, which is, in turn. supported .bythe lower end .of Cup 46. The Shock-absarbine .unit ,is much .stiffer than the ymetal spring ,6,8 .of .the vibration-isolating means, so that vibration is isolated substantially entirely by spring 58.

The device shown in Figs. 4 and 5 functions in the same manner as that shown in Figs. 1-3, inclusive, with vibration isolated by the isolating means including spring t6, and shock absorbed by units 59 and 65. However, the shock-absorbing unit E@ of the device of Figs. 4 and 5 acts to absorb shocks in one direction only, namely, shocks tending to move the unit upwardly relative to rod 53.

The form of the new mount shown in Fig. 6 is similar to that shown in Fig. l, except that the vibration-isolating means 3l includes a coil spring S8 encircling rod 2l' and bearing at its lower end on the outer surface of the upper end oi upper cup i3. Rod 2l carries a collar 23 bearing against a flanged follower disk 39 which rests on top of spring 33', the collar 23 and the disk 39 forming an upper abutment on rod 2|. The rod carries an intermediate abutment ld, which is movable through an opening in the top of cup lf3. The vibration-isolating unit is enclosed within a cup "l5, which telescopes over the upper end of cup 'i3 and is secured thereto by bolts 'i5'. The lower cup l l has a flange secured to the flange of upper cup 13 and a at ring iii interposed between the flanges. The flanges and ring are secured together by bolts 2li', and the mount is secured in an opening in support fic by bolts A2 passing through the support and the flanges and ring. The lower cup Ii contains a shock-absorbing unit 36 in the form of a sleeve ofl rubber, and a shock-absorbing unit 2Q made up of rubber springs and divider plates encircles rod 2l within cups il and 13. The shockabsorbing unit 29' rests upon a lower follower 33 seated on the lower end of cup Il. The unit carries a follower Sil at its upper end, which is of greater diameter than the opening through the top of cup i3. The rod 2l is provided with a collar 22 serving as a lower abutment at its lower end beyond the bottom of cup Il', and one end of an arm 2'5 is mounted in the lower end of the rod and held in place by a nut 2l. The other end of arm 28 is to be connected to the object.

The mount shown in Fig. 6 functions as follows: Vibration is isolated by the isolating means including spring 3l'. 1f the mount is subjected to a shock tending to move the support upward relative to rod 2i', the follower 34' will engage the abutment 's4 on the rod, and the shock will be absorbed by unit 29'. If the shock occurs in the reverse direction, follower 33 will engage collar 22 on the rod, and when follower 34 is engaged by the top of cup 13, unit 2S acts to absorb the shock. Any horizontal component of the shock will be absorbed by unit 36 engaging follower 33.

A typical installation employing two of the mounts of the construction shown in Fig. l is illustrated in Fig. 7, in which the upper mount l is attached to the upper part of framework member Tl' secured to the fixed support 1S, and the lower mount 'ES is reversed in position and secured to the lower part BQ of the framework. The object O is secured to a frame having bars 8l and 82 connected to the rods 83 and 64 of the upper and lower mounts, respectively. In the mounts, the shock-absorbing units have been indicated by oblong figures containing crossed diagonals, one such gure being designated 85. In the installation shown in Fig. 7, vibration in opposite directions is isolated by the vibrationor un isolating means 86, 31 in the upper and lower mounts, respectively, while shocks in either vertical direction as well as horizontal components of shock are absorbed by shock-absorbing units in the respective mounts. Mount 16 functions in the manner described in connection with the mount described in Fig. l, while mount 59, which is upside down, functions in the reverse manner.

The mounts of the invention are frequently used in oppositely disposed pairs, as shown in Fig. 7, and, with such an arrangement, the shock absorbing unit of each mount, which is made up of a plurality of rubber springs, acts to absorb shocks in one direction only. The unit may, accordingly, be seated at one end on the casing and extend lengthwise of the casing for the greater part of the length thereof, so that the unit has large capacity. Thus, in the mount shown in Fig. l, the unit 29 is seated on the lower end of the casing and extends up through the central opening iii in the flat ring Il and past the midpoint of the upper part of the casing. When the amount is used with a similar mount as a pair, the unit 29 in each mount absorbs shocks tending to move the mount toward the follower i in the mount.

The mounts shown in my copending application may be provided with a pair of shock absorbing units made up of rubber springs and bearing against opposite faces of a central partition between the two parts of the casing. One unit of the pair in each mount absorbs shocks in one direction and the other absorbs shock in the other direction. Each unit has much less capacity than the single unit employed in the mounts of the present application. The prior mounts are, ac-

` cordingly, for lighter duty than those of the present application.

claim:

l. A mount for isolating vibration and absorbing shock between an object and a support, which comprises a casing having an internal circumferential shoulder between its ends, means for rigidly attaching the casing to the support, a member extending longitudinally of the casing and projecting through one end of the casing, the member being movable endwise and laterally, means for securing the exposed portion of the member rigidly to the object, an abutment on the member within the casing, vibration-isolating means encircling the member within the casing and acting through the abutment to resist endwise movement of the member out through said end of the casing, a shock-absorbing unit encircling the member within the casing and normally having one end seated on said end of the casing, the unit extending through the shoulder and having its other end opposed to and normally spaced from the abutment, the unit being laterally movable with the member, and a second shockabsorbing unit within the casing surrounding the rst unit and the member and resisting lateral movement of the rst unit and the member.

2. A mount for isolating vibration and absorbing shock between an object and a support, which comprises a casing having an internal circumferential shoulder between its ends, means for rigidly attaching the casing to the support, a member extending longitudinally of the casing and projecting through one end of the casing, the member being movable endwise and laterally, means for securing the exposed portion of the member rigidly to the object, an abutment on the member within the casing, vibration-isolating means encircling the member within the casing and seated on said shoulder, said means acting unit extending :throngh the ehoulder hei/ing its other enel opposed to end normally silenced irorn .the .abutmentJ the unit being leiteraily .movable with the member, emi .e .seconei shbolrfgbsorbing .unit with-in the 4c sing ein" riding the first .unit enel the n.1 nib y movement .o f. the -ii 3- .A mount or isoletingnibration and absorbing shock .between an ,object end .a support, which .comprises .a oesing'neving an .internal circumferentigl .shoulder between .its ends, means .for .rigF idly .attaching .the cesing to the .supportJ a menibei' extending longitudinally .of the .casing and projecting through one end oi the casing, the meniber being Vmovable ennui-se .and laterally, means. -for .securing the exposed portion .of the member rigidly to Y,the object, en abutment on the ,member within 4,the easing, .e .coil spring .errcircling the member within ,the .easing and hav.- ing its .ends .engeging the .abutment .and seated on the shoulder, respectively, the spring acting through :the abutment to resist encitvise movenient .of .the ineinber out through said `enel .of the casing, ,a snoek-.ebsorbing unit encircling the member .within the vcasing .and normally having one .end .seated o n -saicl end of .the casingJ .the unit extending through the should-er end having .its other end opposed to .and normally .spaced from the ebutrnent, .the :unit being lateral-1y movable with the member, .anti a ,second shook-absorbing unit within .the easing surrounding .the nist unit and the ,member end .resisting vlateie'l movement of the first unit and the member.

4. A mount for isolating vibration and :absorbing shook between en ,object end .a support, .which comprises e .cesing .having Aein .internal circuiti.- ferentiel .shoulder between :its ends, means for rigidly .attaching the .casing .to the support, a member .extending longitudinally of the casing and projecting through one .end of .the casing, the member being ymovable enclxvise .end laterally, megms for securing `the .exposed portion .of .the member rigidly -to v tigre object, am abutment on the member .Within .the casing, vibration-1'solai-t:-

ing megnsencirciing the .wher Within the easing and acting through the abutment to resist eniiwise .movement of the member out through said end. of the cesing, a Shook-absorbing unit including a group of .rubber springs encircling the :member Within the easing with one end of the group normally seated on seid end of the casing ...and the .other `end of the group opposed to ansi normally .spaced .-.from the abutment, the unit through ,the shoulder land being later ally movable with the member, and a second shock-absorbing :unit -Within the casing surrounding the .nrst unit and the rneniber end resisting lateral movement of the tiret unit and the inember.

.5. Amount vfor isolating vibration and .absorbing shookbetween -a-n object end a support, which comprises a casing, .means .for ,rigidly attaching .the casing to vet support, e 4member extending 1ongituiiinally of the boeing .and projecting through one end ef the casing, the :member being Inova-ble eriiwise and laterally, `meins for securing the exposed portion oi the member rigidly to the object, .en abutment on .the member within the vibration-isolating means encircling the meinberivithin the .casing .and acting through the abut eht tp resist en dwise movement of the member out through lsaiol 4enel `.of the casing, a shoclefebsorbing unit encircling the member within 4...he .casing .end nerinelly .having one end seeted `-said enel oi .the 4veasing and .its other eno .opposed to and .spaced .from .the ebu-tnient, the iinit being .laterally .movable with the rnernber and enclosing the vgreeiter portion oi the length oi the member between the abutment .and said end zo f the .ca-sing, .and a second shock-absorbing unit :within the cosine surrounding .the rst runt enel the .member end :resisting lateral movement of the first nnit and meinber- Eeferenoes Cited `in the le 0f this patent 'UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,010,623 Bugatti T v Aug. 6, 1935 2,356,962 `Williams Aug. `29, 1944i 2,402,400 'Hewitt et al June 18, 1946 2,520.44? Schwartz -if- Aug- .2.9, `19.50 

